EARLY GEORGIAN: QUEEN ANNE (1714-1750) Flashcards

1
Q

WHERE DID THE QUEEN ANNE STYLE ORIGINATED FROM?

A

ENGLAND.

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QUEEN ANNE STYLE IS A RESTRAINED ENGLISH VERSION OF?

A

ROCOCO.

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3
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LED BY ENGLISH ARCHITECTS:

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RICHARD NORMAN SHAW & WILLIAM KENT

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4
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IT BECAME THE STYLE OF WHAT PERIOD/AGE?

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THE GILDED AGE.

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5
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THE GLORIOUS PERIOD IN ENGLISH CABINETMAKING?

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THE 18TH CENTURY.

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FACT: IT SATISFIED THE NEEDS OF THE NEWLY RICHOF THE 19TH CENTURY INDUSTRIAL ERA FOR SYMBOLS OF WEALTH AND SUCCESS.

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7
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FACT: THE ARISTOCRACY AND THE WEALTHY CLASS HELD THE POWER AND SET THE MODES

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FACT: IT IS A MIXTURE OF ENGLISH LOVE OF FORMALITY, THE GRANDIOSE STYLE OF ITALIAN BAROQUE, AND SUBTLE FRENCH ROCOCO AND ORIENTAL INFLUENCES.

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9
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EXTERIOR CHARACTERISTICS

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  • STEEPLY PITCHED SLATE ROOFS
  • TERACCTTA EMEBELLISHMENTS
  • FRONT FACING GABLES (DUTCH GABLES)
  • PATTERNED SHINGLES ROOF (AKA FISH SCALES)
  • PARTIAL OR FULL WIDTH OF PORCH
  • SPINDLE WORK ORNAMENTATION
  • PATTERNED MASONRY
  • TOWERS
  • SURGING CHIMNEYS
  • BALUSTRADE
  • BAY WINDOWS
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QUEEN ANNE FURNITURE CHARACTERISTICS

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  • CHARACTERIZED BY GRACEFUL SIMPLICITY AND EXCELLENT PROPORTIONS
  • CURVES ARE EVIDENT
  • CARVINGS: SHELL MOTIF
  • FLUTED PILASTERS, CLASSIC MOLDINGS (EGG & DART)
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QUEEN FURNITURE EXAMPLES

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  • TALLBOY
  • LOWBOY
  • SECRETARIES
  • WRITING DESKS
  • WINDSOR CHAIRS
  • SMALL TABLES
  • UPHOLSTERED LOVE SEATS
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12
Q

QUEEN ANNE CHAIR WOOD FINISH

A

WALNUT OR MAHOGANY (BROWNISH BLACK COLOR)

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13
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QUEEN ANNE CHAIR LEGS

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  • CABRIOLE
  • BALL-AND-CLAW
  • H-FORM STRETCHERS
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14
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QUEEN ANNE CHAIR SEAT

A
  • UPHOLSTERED; OVERSTUFFED MANNER

- FLARED (WIDER AT FRONT THAN BACK)

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15
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QUEEN ANNE CHAIR UPHOLSTERY

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  • GLAZED COTTON CHINTZ

- FABRIC IN COLORFUL FLORAL DESIGN; BROCADE OR DAMASK

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16
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QUEEN ANNE CHAIR BACK

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  • SPOON SHAPED PROFILE

- FIDDLE OR VASE-SHAPED SPLATS